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IT IS BASICALY MARKING ITS "SPOT" WITH ITS SCENT AND ALSO CHECKING THE EXISTING SCENT IN THIS SPOT. ( I THINK HE'S ALSO CHECKING FOR "BED BUGS" and the like )
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i think that it is instinct 2 view everything around them to make sure there are no predators!
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Lets compare a dog going in circles, to a human trying to find that most comfortable spot, on a bed pillow. Sound similar? No, my dog did not tell me this.
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The same reason why we don't circle our beds. Actually, it's a habit that dogs picked up when they were in the early stages of evolution. At that time, their ancestors used to make the ground soft, before sleeping on it. This continues even today. But, you can't honestly blame them. After all, dogs might just be asking each other, "Why don't humans circle their beds before laying down?"
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I have been told it's because of the earths magnetic field. Also that they will usually lay facing the moon whether inside of outside. I have also read that it's because they are trying to make predators think he is a much larger animal therefore making himself "smell" big by laying down his scent before he beds down.
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We had a yorkie that did that. Since the yorkie is a close descendent of the wolf, it's an inherited trait to walk in circles before bedding. A book that we had said that wolves protected themselves by sleeping in tall grass. They would walk in circles to trample the grass down for their bed. Our yorkie would also scratch with both front paws toward him before he did the circling. I guess that would represent the gathering of more grass to make the bed more comfortable Not all dogs do this, but it's interesting how something like this can be passed down genetically.
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